Jessie Oonark Oc, Rca , ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ
UNTITLED (WORK ON CLOTH DEPICTING SNOW KNIVES)
JESSIE OONARK (1906-1985), E2-384, Baker Lake
UNTITLED (WORK ON CLOTH DEPICTING SNOW KNIVES), stroud, thread, embroidery floss, ca. 1970, signed in syllabics, 42" x 4.25" — 106.7 x 10.8 cm.
Est. $2,500/3,500
Note: For an illustration see, Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Jean Blodgett and Marie Bouchard, page 65, Fig. 16.
“Oonark...emphasized the sculptural quality of...these cut-out wall hangings with different patterning and embroidery, a characteristic particularly noticeable in the two sides of the snow knives (fig. 16).”
Reproduced from Jessie Oonark; A Retrospective.
UNTITLED (WORK ON CLOTH DEPICTING SNOW KNIVES), stroud, thread, embroidery floss, ca. 1970, signed in syllabics, 42" x 4.25" — 106.7 x 10.8 cm.
Est. $2,500/3,500
Note: For an illustration see, Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Jean Blodgett and Marie Bouchard, page 65, Fig. 16.
“Oonark...emphasized the sculptural quality of...these cut-out wall hangings with different patterning and embroidery, a characteristic particularly noticeable in the two sides of the snow knives (fig. 16).”
Reproduced from Jessie Oonark; A Retrospective.
Auction Results
Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
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2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 57 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 2,880.00 |